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2006-09-26
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Our organizations strongly support S. 1508, the Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act, and urge that the legislation be enacted by this Congress. |
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2006-07-19
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The resounding defeat of rising political star Ralph Reed to a relatively unknown state senator in Georgia sends a powerful message to legislators about the level of voter frustration with the scandals that have plagued the Congress during the last year. |
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2006-06-28
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Last week, Representatives Christopher Shays (R-CT) and Marty Meehan (D-MA) introduced new, strong lobbying and ethics reform legislation, to address the corruption and lobbying scandals in Congress.
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2006-06-26
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The U.S. Supreme Court today turned its back on the 9 of 10 citizens who support spending limits. |
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2006-06-26
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The U.S. Supreme Court today announced its decision in Randall v. Sorrell, a case addressing the constitutionality of Vermont’s comprehensive campaign finance law, passed in 1997. |
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2006-06-12
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Our organizations strongly oppose the use of a pre-approval system by the House Ethics Committee as a basis for allowing private interests to continue to finance trips taken by members of Congress.
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2006-06-07
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With political scandals rampant in Washington, D.C. and the states, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule this month on the constitutionality of provisions of a 1997 Vermont law that cap overall spending on candidate campaigns and tighten the state’s contribution limits. |
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2006-06-01
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The National Voting Rights Institute (NVRI) and the State PIRGs Democracy Program released a study today that found there is no support for the notion that campaign contribution limits hurt challengers. |
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2006-04-27
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The House approved administrative rules today that bring them one step closer to approving a lobby reform bill that has no chance of reining in the ethics abuses that have plagued members during the past several months. |
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2006-04-27
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The House approved administrative rules today that bring them one step closer to approving a lobby reform bill that has no chance of reining in the ethics abuses that have plagued members during the past several months. |
